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Season One: Get the transcripts

Season One of Carioca Connection has 40 episodes and high-quality transcripts to help you learn real Brazilian Portuguese.

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Season Two: New worksheets out!

Season 2 is full of fun conversations at a natural pace with new and improved worksheets.

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What our listeners are saying...

I've tried every Portuguese resource under the sun, and these podcasts are by far my favorite. The conversations keep me company on my commute, and then I can review the worksheets when I get home. It almost feels like I'm back in Rio!

As a brand new student to Brazilian Portuguese, I am excited to have the oppotunity to listen to such a well-produced, high quality podcast. Alexia and Foster are to be commended fo putting together content that is accessible to absolute beginners but has plenty of content for more advanced learners, as other reviews here attest to. The conversational content isn't contrived, and if something that's said is a bit too quick, or you want to see exactly how the sentence was constructed, you can easily obtain the transcripts. I look forward to getting further into the series. Muito obigrado, Alexia & Foster!

I just listened to the first five episodes and this exactly what I needed! The conversations are natural, but still keep me very engaged. Looking forward to more in the future!

I started learning Portuguese before the Olympics and Carioca Connection has been a good way for me to keep up with the language and news from Brazil. Recommend.

Just came across Carioca Connection and loving it so far. I can understand a lot and am learning with every episode.

I've listened to a lot of different podcasts in an effort to improve my proficiency of Portuguese. This is the first one I've come across that discusses art, culture, and what it's like to be a young person living in Rio de Janeiro. The hosts (Foster, an American and Alexia, a Brazilian) are smart, witty, and oftentimes hilarious. They really feed off of each others personality and provide a unique perspective of Brazilian and US life. Couldn't recommend highly enough!

I'm planning an extended trip to Brazil in the near future and this podcast is full of great insights on Brazilian culture and travel tips. Highly recommended for anyone trying to hone their speaking and listening skills!

About

Olá! We are so happy you found Carioca Connection. We started making podcasts for Brazilian Portuguese learners way back in 2015. Since then, we've connected with more than 75,000 around the globe. Valeu!

Why Carioca Connection?

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Natural

Tired of trying to memorize rote vocabulary and grammar? We are too.

2

Effective

There is no more effective way to learn a language than through real conversation.

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Affordable

No pricey language softwares here. Just a simple one time payment to cover our costs :)

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Real Conversation

Remember those textbooks that didn't help when you arrived to Brazil? You can throw those away.

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High Quality

All of our audios are recorded with high-quality devices and our transcripts are beautiful PDF's.

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Fun!

We are nice people. Kind of cool sometimes. Learn about Brazilian language and culture with us!

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